2011 Inaugural Address By The Honorable Sebastian L. Anefal ...

For this pursuit, I respectfully ask for the support of the traditional leadership inmobilizing the island communities to achieve our goals in this area by growing,harvesting and consuming more local food.Fisheries, Agriculture and Aquaculture OpportunitiesWe must also do a much better job in taking advantage of the marketopportunities for our own domestic agriculture and aquaculture products in theMicronesian region, especially taking into account the expansion of the economyin Guam due to the coming United States military buildup. To assist our people inthis area, this Administration is committed to continue working diligently with allconcerned parties to remove trade barriers in the region, and eliminateunnecessary import and export requirements on agriculture and aquacultureproducts.For these sectors, this Administration will pursue ongoing dialogue, and even newinitiatives, that will lead to fisheries and agriculture development activities thatshould render export potentials, employment opportunities, revenue generation,and related economic spin-offs.EnvironmentTurning to an important area, I would like to underscore the importance ofintegrating environment in our social and economic development planning, as it isone of the critical pillars of sustainable growth and development. Environmentmust underpin all our planning and implementation strategies. In this way, we will24